Best ad for marriage equality EVER.

Female sperm?

Sperm cells have been created from a female human embryo in a remarkable breakthrough that suggests it may be possible for lesbian couples to have their own biological children...

Australia adds 3rd gender option to passports!

A tribunal in Australia has created the country’s first legally recognized same-sex married couple and overturned a government decision about a transwoman’s new passport.

Grace Abrams was refused a female passport by the Foreign Affairs department despite having undergone transition between 2001 and 2005.

She married her partner Fiona Power while still transitioning, and the authorities said that in order to get a new birth certificate and therefore a passport identifying her as female, she would have to divorce.

Ms Abrams went to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) arguing that a birth certificate was required to prove that an applicant for a passport is an Australian citizen, and that other documents verify her gender.

The tribunal agreed, and ordered that she be issued with an Australian passport identifying her as female, thus also recognizing her same-sex marriage.

Kid's reaction to meeting first gay couple.

He breaks it down so simply...

Homophobic men most aroused by gay male porn.

Most gays didn't need a study to believe this, but experimental evidencenever hurts...

"One study asked heterosexal men how comfortable and anxious they are around gay men. Based on these scores, they then divided these men into two groups: men that are homophobic, and men who are not. These men were then shown three, four-minute videos. One video depicted straight sex, one depicted lesbian sex and one depicted gay male sex. While this was happening, a device was attached to each participant's penis. This device has been found to be triggered by sexual arousal, but not other types of arousal (such as nervousness, or fear - arousal often has a very different meaning in psychology than in popular usage).

When viewing lesbian sex and straight sex, both the homophobic and the non-homophobic men showed increased penis circumference. For gay male sex, however, only the homophobic men showed heightened penis arousal.

Heterosexual men with the most anti-gay attitudes, when asked, reported not being sexually aroused by gay male sex videos. But, their penises reported otherwise."

I love science!

Brazil approves same sex civil unions.

Despite Catholic protests, Brazil's highest court has ruled that same sex couples should have the right to a civil union. Although they didn't legalize gay marriage, this ruling is still great progress for the country with the most Roman Catholics in the world.

Read more here.

Google gets on board with It Gets Better campaign.

Tom Chic.

Through fashion and film lesbians are carving out their place in Thailand, despite its conservative culture. Read more here

Tom Chicboutique.

Yes or NoThailand's first mainstream lesbian themed movie.

Trying to un-gay yourself? There's an app for that.

Apple has approved an app designed by Exodus International, a Christian group that says it can help people rid themselves of "unwanted same sex attractions". Not only did Apple approve the app, but they gave it a "4" rating, meaning that it had what the company deemed, "no objectionable material".

To sign the petition to have the app removed, visit change.org.

UPDATE!!

Thailand's got talent... and tolerance for tranny's.

One of the contestants on the tv show Thailand's Got Talent revealed their male to female transgender identity by switching seamlessly from soprano to a masculine tenor mid song. And the crowd went wild! The audience's reaction is the best part.

America's future supports repealing DOMA.

As a follow up to my earlier mention of Obama's changing stance on the issue of whether or not denying gay people the right to marriage is unconstitutional, here's what the nation thinks...

Good news for gays! Obama administration rescinds support for DOMA.

I count myself among those who have been annoyed with Obama's stance on gay marriage, but today marks an important change in his administration's treatment of the issue. Obama has stated in the past that his personal view of marriage was that it should be between a man and a woman but that he advocated for civil unions so that gays weren't completely denied partnership rights. DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act that his Attorney General has been defending, defines marriage along such lines and essentially makes gay Americans second class citizens.

The Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution asserts that it is illegal to deny a specific group (let alone a marginalized group!), their rights and is being used to argue that DOMA is unconstitutional. Obama now agrees with this rationale and has directed his administration to stop defending DOMA in the courts.

Read more here.

Lady Gaga convinces Target to change it's tune.

Here she goes again with her super-homo-gay agenda. In exchange for getting the exclusive rights to sell a special edition of her new single, "Born This Way", Target has promised to stop the donations to anti gay groups and has committed $500,000 to LGBT community projects. Read more about Target's prior political donations here. Listen to Born This Way and read it's progressive lyrics here.

Thank you Ms. Gaga.

UPDATE!! 3/9/11

Breeder vs. homo: a reality check.

From Candace Walsh's HuffPost article...

5 ways being in a relationship with a woman is, in fact, preferable

Aesthetics: as many Old Masters have noticed, women's bodies are beautiful. Their skin is soft and opalescent. Their breasts and hips are curvy and alluring. For the most part, they are not hairy, sinewy, or wiry. And they have been socialized not to wantonly stink up the joint after eating one too many jalapeno poppers.

Cleaning/living together: Women tend to be cooperative. They aren't aping a "man against the world" paradigm. They take turns, and team up, to get various unpleasant jobs done, so that they can don their cable-knit sweaters and get back on the porch swing and drink steaming chai. Or get it on.

Cuddling: women love to cuddle, but men tend to think that cuddling should always lead to sex. There's something lovely about cuddling for cuddling's sake. That's why marriage counselors advocate non-sexual touching sessions for embattled hetero couples. "Just cuddle for a half hour a day with no expectations." Women actually really appreciate the warm and fuzzy without the rude and sweaty. News Flash: it actually paves the way to more rude and sweaty.

Versatility: Sometimes I do lots of laundry and pull lots of weeds. Sometimes my partner vacuums and mops and also cooks us enchiladas for dinner, after she re-jiggers the lighting system in the garage. We can flow into different roles, because we're not constantly negotiating our actions in relation to conventional gender roles. They are a really hard thing to shrug off.

Sex: Imagine sex without that inescapable timeline. You know, the one that has to do with the man's erection, how long he can sustain it, if you can climax before him, and then...lights out.

I know, this is a very reductive scenario. Lots of men are like Sting. They don't orgasm for hours...it's awesome...it's all about your pleasure. But for the rest of you who do resonate with this description, it's really wonderful to have long, open-ended, languorous sex. Instead of the orgasm being like a period at the end of a sentence, the sentence itself is a run-on, and the orgasms are commas. Not that we can't have quickies. We can do that, too.

5 Myths About Lesbian Relationships

Myth #1. Women are so much safer than men.

During my first year of dating women, I got completely blown off after spending the night with a woman I really liked. No phone call, no email. Crickets. It was classic cad behavior. Women can be cads, too. (Hello, Shane.) That's kind of a big revelation, and it takes a while to digest. By dating women, you are not escaping from the possibility of being jilted, or to put it bluntly, used. Especially in the beginning, you have to be as watchful as you would be at the beginning of any dating relationship. Guard your heart.

Myth #2. It would be so much easier to be with a woman.

I do think that the everyday, daily experience of being with a woman is easier. But it's not "easy" to actually meet and get into relationships with women. There aren't as many queer, available women as there are straight, available men. And when you meet them, you still have to click in the areas of chemistry, values, tastes, compatibility...it's a tall order. Plus, the rules are different.

Straight-identified women have spent their whole lives being groomed to be the re-active ones in a dating scenario. In general, men hit on women, call women, pursue women. We might do lots of subtle stuff to encourage the guys we like, but generally it's expected that men will make the first move.

When you're looking for a relationship with a woman, passivity is not an option. You have to be an equal participant in the getting-it-started. I actually loved this part. It was always so frustrating for me not to be the one who courted the boys I used to like. So, it was a lot of fun for me to be emboldened to approach other women. It's very empowering to woo someone. And sure, it's disheartening to be rejected, but that's part of putting yourself out there.

Myth #3 Men are such icky slobs, and women are so clean and tidy.

Um. I wish. Why do I wish? Because I am a little bit of a slob. My ex-husband was very tidy. My partner, Laura is also a little bit messy. The woman I dated before Laura was organized-tidy...but her whole house had a sort of filmy haze over everything. I don't think she knew how to deep-clean. And she was a slob in other kinds of ways you'd expect from a guy: she didn't close the door while going to the bathroom, she hocked and spat out of her car window. If she could have peed on the seat, she would have. Ew! I was horrified. So I'm sorry, it really depends.

Myth #4 You wouldn't get pestered for sex.

Men often have stronger sex drives than their wives or girlfriends. This leads to a dynamic that can be no fun. You don't want to feel like you're a witholding, frigid wretch, but there's also something beautiful about having sex when you uncomplicatedly want to. Not because he wants to, or because it's been x many days since the last time.

Well, all that is true, but let me tell you this: it's really weird to be in that guy's shoes--as the one who wants more sex than your partner does. Women's desires are more chimerical than men's. There will come a day when you want to, and your girlfriend does not. When I was in relationships with men, that never happened. They were always up for sex. Even when they were tired, or had a headache, or a bad day, or a good day, or felt energetic, or had a pulse.

It was kind of a gift to go through that experience as a woman, because it gave me compassion for men. I understood how my they felt--cut off from the most amazing ecstatic experience, while only being inches away. It forced me to confront what I needed. Did I need to feel desired, irresistible? Did I need to feel intimate, loved? Did I need to affirm the sexy part of our relationship, because it was starting to feel too platonic? What exactly did I need, and what did I need to ask for? I had to ask. I had to show up. I never had to go to those places when sex was always available at a moment's notice.

#5 Men are commitment-phobic. Women aren't--and that's preferable.

Sure, men are cagey about settling down, and women tend to bond much more speedily. Hence the jokes about lesbians bringing U-Hauls on their second dates. But as someone who rushed into a relationship with her former husband, and waited 2.5 years to move in with her female partner, I have some insights to share.

Be wary of the person who wants to move in after two dates. Why is this person in such a rush? Are they worried that if you get to know them more thoroughly, you'll be turned off, after you find out that they have a huge stash of furry porn videos, or an addiction, a rage problem, or talk to their mom three times a day?

You also need to know how this Mr. or Ms. Right responds to the miserable curve balls life throws their way before you're fully cohabiting. It's such a drag to have to kick someone out of your abode because they committed a relationship deal-breaker. It's even more of a drag to move out because you're not on the lease. Commitment-phobia is unpleasant, but not as unpleasant as having to take five giant steps backwards because you assumed too much about the goodness and compatibility of your sweetie.

There's a middle ground, and whether you decide men truly do it for you, or women do, you're going to have to define what feels healthiest.

This kid's got a future in politics, and two gay moms.

San Francisco is only the 11th gayest city in America??

The Advocate has ranked America's gayest cities and San Francisco came out at #11, between St. Louis and Cleveland. The formula they used to calculate this ranking is pretty awesome though. They added up the city's number of gay.com profiles, gay wedding officiants, openly gay elected officials, Tegan and Sara performances over the past five years, lesbian bars and Yellow Pages entries with the word gay in them. It then divides the total by the city's population and then multiplies that by 100,000. That, in itself, is pretty gay.

The caption on this pic says it all:

The Backstreet Boys headlined our Gay Pride Parade last year. Enough said.

The kids are alright.

Apparently lesbian moms don't abuse their kids, and they may actually contribute to a greater openness in their children's sexual identities. As Jezebel says, it's time to panic!

No H8.

Props to Mrs. McCain for taking a difficult stand.

A new approach to an old issue.

A heterosexual couple in London want to tie the knot, but don't want to get married. They want a gay civil union.

So maybe Jersey Shore isn't ALL bad? Now I'm confused...